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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Risk Factors--WHITE Respondents Only

Moderate Physical Activity*

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  Total
Respond.#
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,846 1,956 40.5 38.3-42.7 2,890 59.5 57.3-61.7
GENDER
Male 1,879 831 43.1 39.7-46.6 1,048 56.9 53.4-60.3
Female 2,967 1,125 38.0 35.4-40.6 1,842 62.0 59.4-64.6
AGE
18-24 310 166 53.9 44.8-62.8 144 46.1 37.2-55.2
25-34 782 363 43.8 38.8-48.9 419 56.2 51.1-61.2
35-44 909 389 42.5 38.0-47.2 520 57.5 52.8-62.0
45-54 974 394 37.8 33.4-42.4 580 62.2 57.6-66.6
55-64 738 284 35.8 31.1-40.8 454 64.2 59.2-68.9
65-74 626 237 35.8 30.5-41.6 389 64.2 58.4-69.5
75+ 477 111 26.0 20.5-32.3 366 74.0 67.7-79.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 623 160 27.4 22.3-33.2 463 72.6 66.8-77.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,395 514 34.9 31.3-38.6 881 65.1 61.4-68.7
Some Post-H.S. 1,124 457 43.2 38.6-48.0 667 56.8 52.0-61.4
College Graduate 1,695 822 50.8 47.1-54.4 873 49.2 45.6-52.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 407 131 36.6 29.0-44.9 276 63.4 55.1-71.0
$15,000- 24,999 662 248 36.1 30.7-41.8 414 63.9 58.2-69.3
$25,000- 34,999 564 216 40.7 34.5-47.2 348 59.3 52.8-65.5
$35,000- 49,999 697 302 41.4 36.1-47.0 395 58.6 53.0-63.9
$50,000-74,999 625 290 44.5 38.3-50.8 335 55.5 49.2-61.7
$75,000+ 757 399 51.6 46.5-56.6 358 48.4 43.4-53.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 353 141 42.5 36.4-48.7 212 57.5 51.3-63.6
Forsyth 334 130 39.3 33.1-45.8 204 60.7 54.2-66.9
Guilford 264 115 43.8 37.0-50.9 149 56.2 49.1-63.0
Henderson/Transylvania 409 179 47.1 41.2-52.9 230 52.9 47.1-58.8
Mecklenburg 258 106 42.4 34.2-51.0 152 57.6 49.0-65.8
Orange 343 185 53.1 44.1-61.8 158 46.9 38.2-55.9
Pitt 280 122 48.3 40.5-56.2 158 51.7 43.8-59.5
Randolph 364 129 40.9 33.3-49.0 235 59.1 51.0-66.7
Robeson 168 57 36.5 27.7-46.3 111 63.5 53.7-72.3
Wake 303 137 45.0 38.6-51.6 166 55.0 48.4-61.4
Western NC 569 208 39.5 34.7-44.4 361 60.5 55.6-65.3
Piedmont NC 680 237 34.6 30.1-39.3 443 65.4 60.7-69.9
Eastern NC 521 210 43.8 38.8-48.9 311 56.2 51.1-61.2

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*Data in this table were derived from the physical activity questions.
Yes = Respondents who report doing moderate physical activity for 30 or more minutes per day, five or more days per week or respondents who report doing vigorous physical activity for 20 or more minutes per day, three or more days per week.
No= Respondents who report no moderate physical activity or less than 30 minutes per day, or less than five days per week and no vigorous physical activity or less than 20 minutes per day, o r less than three days per week.

#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.

** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Person, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey

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